We determined the utility of an assay for 13 cancerassociated HPV types in primary cervical cancer screening of Zimbabwe women at high risk of HIV infection. HIV antibody status was determined by ELISA of oral mucosal specimens, and HPV DNA in the genital tract was identified by hybridization of cer
Validation of a tool for identifying women at high risk for hereditary breast cancer in population-based screening
β Scribed by Kent F. Hoskins; Alice Zwaagstra; Michael Ranz
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 124 KB
- Volume
- 107
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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